I think it's the other way around, Verisign owns Network Solutions, along with Thawte.
Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: "Todd Holt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2001 4:13 PM Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] OT: trouble with domain name registrars > Isn't Verisign owned by that good-for-nothing, lyin'-cheatin'-stealin', > never-heard-of-customer-service, > contact-us-by-email-'cause-we-don't-have-phone, > otherwise-fax-us-but-we-don't-read-our-faxes, internet-nazi, wanna-be > company called Network Solutions? > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Ron Hornbaker > Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2001 12:58 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] OT: trouble with domain name registrars > > > Note that registrars.com is owned by Verisign, too. :| Regardless, we've > been very happy as a global partner of registrars.com. > > -Ron > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of IMail Admin at > > BC Web > > Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2001 12:41 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: [IMail Forum] OT: trouble with domain name registrars > > > > > > Lest you think only MS and Ipswitch are the only vendors out to > > do us all > > in, here is an off-topic story that should make your morning: > > > > We donating hosting to a number of Rotary clubs in our area. The domain > > name for one of the clubs was registered with Network Solutions (now > > Verisign) and coming up for renewal. We've been less than happy with > > NetSol, so rather than just renew, we applied through another registrar > > (registrars.com) to transfer and renew. A couple of weeks later, > > registrars.com notifies us that NetSol has denied the transfer. Keep in > > mind that I am the primary contact for this club's domain name, > > and NetSol > > never contact me about a transfer. So we applied for a transfer again, > > figuring that they lost the confirmation query email that > > should have gone > > to me. After three attempts, we still couldn't get the name > > transferred, > > and each time NetSol made no attempt to actually contact me. > > So far, it's > > just incompetence by NetSol, but the story gets worse. > > > > The record for this club's domain name expired on October 3. I > > thought this > > would be great, because we could register it from scratch with the new > > registrar. Only problem -- NetSol still has the name in the > > database and > > refuses to release it. I've gone around in circles with their customer > > service (who remind me of characters out of the Dilbert comic > > strip), and > > their bottom line is this: > > > > * We can't transfer the domain name unless the record is > > current, meaning we > > have to renew with them first (which is what we were trying to avoid to > > begin with). > > * They won't release the domain name until they purge their > > database, which > > will be in 60-90 days. > > * But they will block DNS referrals to this domain name if the > > record isn't > > current (renewed). > > > > In essence, they are holding the name as hostage unless we > > renew with them. > > I started the transfer process in August, and it just keeps > > dragging along. > > There's no way I'm going to renew anybody with NetSol henceforth -- they > > make Microsoft look like the Red Cross. > > > Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > to be removed from this list. > > An Archive of this list is available at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > > > Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > to be removed from this list. > > An Archive of this list is available at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > > Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html to be removed from this list. An Archive of this list is available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/
